2013 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada

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niky
They are trying to meet a lap-time target. If you can still meet the target, keep the tires. If you can't, swap. Only Mercedes know if they're hitting the times they need with the distance they need on each set. Hamilton is doing decently, but it's dry, can't expect him to keep up with Vettel... Rosberg has been eating tires more than expected due to having to defend.
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No it doesnt work like that. When the leader pits, if you're second you're pitting, it's the best. Beside if you were watching sector time, it was clear that the medium tyre were faster. Why keep Hamilton on track, it makes no sens at all. When you're on the same strategy it makes no sens at all for me.

As for Rosberg, again Super Soft was not a good strategy. Even if he could maybe have done it, it was safer to send him back on medium considering the trouble Mercedes had with tyre. Why do you think that Alonso, Vettel or Webber came back with Medium tyre and not super soft ? If he was on Lotus, Ferrari or Force India, I wouldnt say, but it's Mercedes we're talking about here.
 
While there are good fights for 2nd and 5th places the race is not good enough to skip work for it.

However, go Hamilton! maybe a tyre strategy might work.
 
Heh, Alsnso overtaking under yellow? I bet nothing'll happen because Ferrari. :grumpy:
 
Roo
If the safety car came out, Alonso could immediately pit, put a new set of tyres on and it wouldn't affect their strategy. There's a number of laps - from lap x to lap y - that's referred to as a 'window' where that would apply. In this case it probably means they could make their final pitstop and go to the end of the race on any lap from now on.
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Oh I see now,thanks for explaining :cheers:
 
They just showed Alonso passing a lapped car while a yellow light was blinking. Not sure if that might be an issue later.
 
How many people will be left on the lead lap at the end of this race? Five?
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
looks like Alonso passed under yellow, let's see if it comes up any further
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There was also a waved blue flag at the same place, so he was screwed either way.
 
RX-7_FD3S
No it doesnt work like that. When the leader pits, if you're second you're pitting, it's the best. Beside if you were watching sector time, it was clear that the medium tyre were faster. Why keep Hamilton on track, it makes no sens at all. When you're on the same strategy it makes no sens at all for me.

As for Rosberg, again Super Soft was not a good strategy. Even if he could maybe have done it, it was safer to send him back on medium considering the trouble Mercedes had with tyre. Why do you think that Alonso, Vettel or Webber came back with Medium tyre and not super soft ? If he was on Lotus, Ferrari or Force India, I wouldnt say, but it's Mercedes we're talking about here.
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Rosberg's strategy puzzled me, but it seems like they want to take the two-stop long shot. Good luck with that. Lewis, I think they are trying to meet a schedule decided on before the race. Vettel is much faster, if they pit behind him, they stay behind him. Only way they can beat Vettel is with an undercut, which is impossible. At this point, they're simply trying to get Lewis to the end of the race on what tires he has.
 
JGreens
Safety car please. Safety car.
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Once again learn not to double post.

Also other than you being some wanna be cool guy and saying the race is boring, why not give reasons why. The reasons you gave prior have been debunked, and thus at this point you are doing it to be annoying for everyone else.
 
niky
Rosberg's strategy puzzled me. Lewis, I think they are trying to meet a schedule decided on before the race. Vettel is much faster, if they pit behind him, they stay behind him. Only way they can beat Vettel is with an undercut, which is impossible. At this point, they're simply trying to get Lewis to the end of the race on what tires he has.
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You're right they are trying to meet a schedule it seems, and I think Merc saw a window during the first stint that if they could get Lewis to meet a certain lap time he'd have the lead. Yet it seems the car couldn't meet it and the tires came to speed faster than Merc thought. Also thank you for the common sense, exactly how it works. If Merc pitted before Vettel behind him not only do they lose valuable time while he is at full speed, but they still end up behind the guy when he pits.

Also good job Di Resta.
 
Tires still look remarkably good on his car.
 
Indeed, great job by Di Resta on the "joke" tires... Hamilton, meanwhile, is doing pretty well on the "tire monstering" Mercedes. Rosberg's gamble seems the unhappier one. I think they were expecting him to do a longer middle stint, but the tires went sooner than expected.

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Hamilton now free to really push. He's got tires till the end.
 
niky
Uh... Di Resta yet to pit...
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Di Resta going for a no stopper :lol:

Commentators saying that Di Resta will struggle on the Softs, I think not. Rubbered track, lower fuel. Stretch out to say 8-9 laps left and just go for it with the Softs.
 
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